Re: [Exim] [exim filter] save into mbx format

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Author: Dave C.
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To: Steve Haslam
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] [exim filter] save into mbx format
On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Steve Haslam wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 09:59:46AM -0600, Ehren Wilson wrote:
> > Just a quick question. Is there a simple way to make an exim filter
> > save to an mbx mailbox. I am trying to automate saving to shared
> > folders and seeing if mbx will work.
>
> You have to set the transport referred to by "file_transport" in the
> filter-enabled director to have mbx_format set.
>
> But I would have thought writing to shared folders would be better served by
> using Maildir or sth and avoiding having to lock the mailbox? (Also means
> you don't have to change the file_transport, since you'll be using
> directory_transport or directory2_transport).


Er, mbx format (Note this is not MBOX format) supports concurrent access
quite well.

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